The worst of times and the best of times. That is the sum of Alan Joyce’s last five years as Qantas Airways CEO. Back then, in 2011, bitter union disputes and record losses had taken the iconic Flying Kangaroo to its lowest point in recent history.Read More »

A rising oil price, sustained over capacity, currency fluctuations, increased borrowing costs and global political uncertainty are the major threats Asia-Pacific airlines face in the coming year.Read More »

It’s been another year of challenges for the region’s airlines with mixed financial results, intensifying competition, unresolved airport and air traffic congestion and plenty of global uncertainty.Read More »

In comments typical of the combatant relationship between the world’s top two aircraft manufacturers, Airbus president and CEO, Fabrice Brégier, told Orient Aviation at the ceremony to mark the A350-1000 maiden flight in Toulouse last month that the new aircraft “has killed the B777-300ER”.Read More »

Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International airport was the Asia-Pacific’s most connected airport, reports air travel intelligence provider, OAG, in its annual report on the world’s top 50 megahub airports.Read More »

In November, an Indian court ruled that V. J. Mallya’s Kingfisher Airlines be wound up after the bankrupt airline failed to settle a US$6 million debt with U.K. component supplier, Aerotron.Read More »